New Year Eve Dakar Rally 2012 Preparations

Published by Gerald Ferreira Date: December 30, 2011
Categories: Toyota

This year the teams at the Dakar Rally 2012 will not be able to Celebrate New Year’s too late, as they will need to get to bed early in preparation of the Dakar Rally 2012 that kick’s of on New Year’s Day, the 1^st day of January 2012.

The world’s toughest rally race the Dakar will see the contenders go 9000 Km over South American territories.

The drivers at the Dakar Rally will have 14 days to make it to the end of the race at Lima, seeing them go from Argentina to Peru in the world’s toughest Rally endurance race.

The race will officially start on the first day of the New Year at Mar del Plata in Argentina in South America on New Years day.

The Dakar Rally 2012 Route Schedule

Here at 3D Car Shows we are rooting for the Toyota Imperial South African Team. Being from South Africa we are Proud to have the Toyota Imperial South African Dakar Team participating at the Rally. We here at 3D Car Shows would like to take the time to say "Happy New Year 2012" to the South Africans taking part at the Dakar 2012 Rally and we would like to wish them all the best for their Dakar 2012 Race!

Toyota Imperial Racing team at Dakar 2012.

It were announced at the Johannesburg International Motor Show that the Toyota Imperial Team will represent South Africa at the Dakar 2012 race in Argentina and Peru South America!

For more information about the announcement, and team members please see the following articles:

• TOYOTA SPONSORS DAILY DAKAR RALLY COVERAGE

• IMPERIAL TOYOTA SOUTH AFRICA TEAM IN RACE AGAINST TIME

• TOYOTA SOUTH AFRICA TEAM IN 2012 DAKAR RALLY

• 8 300 KM ROUTE WILL TEST IMPERIAL TOYOTA HILUX ON 2012 DAKAR RALLY

• TOYOTA SOUTH AFRICA PREPRARE FOR DAKAR 2012

Besides the Toyota South Africa Imperial Dakar Team we are also supporting the Hino Japanese Rally team.

Hino Trucks in the New Year at the Dakar 2012 Rally

Always in pursuit of his dreams, Yoshimasa Sugawara is now 70 years old. He will probably be the oldest of all racers in the upcoming race. Although the fight will not be easy, we are confident that he and his son, Teruhito Sugawara, who lead HINO TEAM SUGAWARA, will fulfill their goals in South America once again.

• HINO FACES TOUGH CHALLENGE IN 2012 DAKAR RALLY

• Hino Trucks at the Dakar Rally 2012

As riders prepare themselves for the start of the Dakar 2012 Race we would like to wish them a "Happy New Year" and hope that all will have the greatest experience of their life's at this years Dakar 2012 Rally!